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Oddsmakers currently have the Bulls listed as 3½-point favorites versus the 76ers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The 76ers lost to
Elton Brand led the 76ers with 21 points and 12 rebounds, while Thaddeus Young had 17 points.
Ben Gordon scored a game-high 21 points for
Current streak:
Team records:
Chicago: 8-9 SU, 10-7 ATS Philadelphia most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing LA Lakers are 5-5 After playing Chicago are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 Chicago most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing Chicago Philadelphia is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Chicago Philadelphia is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Chicago The total has gone OVER in 13 of Philadelphia’s last 19 games when playing on the road against Chicago The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago’s last 5 games when playing Philadelphia Chicago is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home Chicago is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago’s last 11 games at home Next up:
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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Trail Blazers-Knicks Preview
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The Portland Trail Blazers and the New York Knicks will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at
Oddsmakers currently have the Trail Blazers listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Trail Blazers defeated Detroit 96-85 as a 3.5-point underdog on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (186.5).
LaMarcus Aldridge scored a game-high 27 points for
The Knicks won an offensive-minded game on Saturday, as they defeated the Warriors by a final score of 138-125. The Knicks won that game as a 2-point underdog, while the combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 225.
David Lee led the way for the Knicks, tossing in a game-high 37 points with 21 rebounds for a double-double. Al Harrington chipped in with 36 points in the win.
Current streak:
Team records:
New York: 8-8 SU, 7-9 ATS Portland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 1-9 Before playing Washington are 3-7 After playing Detroit are 2-8 After a win are 7-3 New York most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland’s last 5 games Portland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland’s last 5 games when playing on the road against New York Portland is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York’s last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York’s last 5 games when playing at home against Portland The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York’s last 9 games New York is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Portland Next up:
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Wizards-Mets Preview
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The Washington Wizards and the New Jersey Nets will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at
Oddsmakers currently have the Nets listed as 5½-point favorites versus the Wizards, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Wizards were defeated 102-98 by the Hawks last time out, as 1.5-point favorites at home. The game’s 200 points went as a PUSH against the posted total of 200.
Antawn Jamison netted a game-high 26 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double in a losing effort.
The Nets defeated
Devin Harris scored 47 points to go along with seven rebounds and eight assists for
Current streak:
Team records:
New Jersey: 9-7 SU, 10-6 ATS Washington most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Portland are 6-4 After playing Atlanta are 5-5 After a loss are 2-8 New Jersey most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games when playing New Jersey The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington’s last 9 games when playing on the road against New Jersey The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington’s last 12 games on the road Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey New Jersey is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington New Jersey is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Washington The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey’s last 6 games New Jersey is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Next up:
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Lakers-Pacers Preview
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The Los Angeles Lakers and the Indiana Pacers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 9-point favorites versus the Pacers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Lakers defeated
Pau Gasol netted 24 points for the Lakers, while Kobe Bryant scored 23 points and handed out seven assists in the win.
The Pacers were defeated 110-96 by the Magic last time out, as 8-point road underdogs. That game’s 206 points made it OVER the posted total of 202.
Marquis Daniels led Indiana with 21 points and eight rebounds, while Danny Granger added a team-high 27 points in the loss.
Current streak:
Los Angeles has won 7 straight games. Indiana has lost 2 straight games. Team records:
Los Angeles: 14-1 SU, 10-5 ATS Indiana: 6-10 SU, 8-7-1 ATS Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Philadelphia are 2-8 After playing Toronto are 6-4 After a win are 9-1 Indiana most recently: A few trends to consider:
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the LA Lakers last 6 games when playing Indiana LA Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana’s last 6 games when playing LA Lakers The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana’s last 5 games Indiana is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers Indiana is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers Next up:
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Why Scouting Services Have Some Bettors Winning and Other Gamblers Losing More Than Ever
A preeminent offshore oddsmaker
stated that the schism between the sharp player and square bettor has never
been larger. “Professional bettors are winning at a higher rate than ever
before, but luckily (for sportsbooks)
there are more losing bettors,” this offshore betting pioneer asserted.
This gap is widest in NFL betting. The oddsmakers and
sharp players continue to advance, but the square gets suckered more than
anytime in history. The reasons are quite elementary.
Extensive prognostication ammo is readily available. Usage
of the thoroughgoing volume though is so time-consuming its complete deployment
is confined to the oddsmaker, learned full-time
handicappers and the professional gambler.
About 20 years ago, the boiler room sales pitches from the
toll-free blowhard touts included cookie cutter boasts about having scouts “all
over the country” work for them and crowing about “inside information”.
Now, with small monetary investments and enormous time
expenditure, bettors can have “scouts” working for them, especially in NFL predictions.
Yes, this means employing intuitiveness from former NFL players who scrutinize
game film for hours. Who knew how
prophetic the snake oil touts really were when they alleged scouts labored for
them?
As much flack as I often take for giving props to the
four-letter evil empire, ESPN Insider continues to be one of our beloved
sources for betting intel.
Via their Scouts Inc, which is led by Jeremy Green the son
of former NFL and college coach Dennis Green, sports investors get first-rate
scouting reports from film room junkies.
Former NFL players Ron Jaworski
and Merrill Hoge also give valuable game film
insight. Jaworski has been known to camp at NFL Films
and one can bet (so to speak) that he does have a tremendous point of observation
Speaking of NFL Films, their Senior Producer Greg Cosell has his “Film Room Blog”
on FantasyGuru.com, one of the best sites for fantasy football with overlapping
handicapping vantage points. In includes Cosell’s
notes from “watching coach’s tapes”. Considering his status and employer, he’s
not blowing smoke. His reports are comprehensive, profound, and invaluable for
my NFL handicapping.
Sports Xchange, touted by Howie Long and John Madden, is consumed by sundry media
outlets and by yours truly in the NFL and MLB.
How about college sports? Scout.com is the centralized
portal for Internet and hard copy team specific sites, that in their words,
“publish inside and exclusive content” on many of the teams. The caliber of
intuition varies greatly from team to team, but sifting through the filler
content often uncovers handicapping wisdom.
The next time you hear a handicapper claiming to have
scouts with inside information, he may actually be telling the truth. There is
one certainty, the oddsmakers have the skinny and the gambler is in serious hardship
without it.
The more advantages the bettors’ opponent has the less
leverage for the gambler. Make no mistake, the oddsmaker
is the enemy. The cost of not having a scout’s angle has never been greater.
The only way to counteract the munitions that the linesmaker has is to use that same artillery against him.
Luckily the bookmaker has to post odds long before the investor needs to
finalize his picks, allowing the gamester to empower superior real-time
information.
The Information Age continues to be great news for both
the oddsmakers and professional speculator, while the hunch bettor underwrites
at an accelerated rate. To that we are forever grateful.
The author, Joe Duffy is CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com
where you can opt to be part of the elite club of winning bettors, or chose to
finance those who are.